STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY INSULATION

摘要

A structural assembly (20) providing both a surface (21) and an insulating stratum associated with the surface. The assembly (20) can comprise structural members (23-24) and pods (30) associated with the structural members (23-24). The pods (30) contribute to structural integrity, thermal insulation, and/or sound attenuation. The pods or pod-like material can be used in or on horizontal or vertical cavities, in or on horizontal or vertical surfaces, and/or incorporated into a structural assembly or equipment housing.

主权项

1. A method of forming a structural assembly having a load-supporting rigid surface and an insulating stratum below or behind the load-supporting rigid surface, the method comprising:
forming a fluid pod-making material by mixing a liquid carrier with pellets such that the pellets are disseminated within the liquid carrier, the liquid carrier comprising a binder or an adhesive, the pellets accounting for at least 50% of a volume of the fluid pod-making material; providing a floor or support surface having one or more structural members supported above or behind a deck member, the one or more structural members spaced apart to define a plurality of cavities arranged in a grid in the floor or on the support surface of the structural assembly; introducing the fluid pod-making material into the plurality of cavities or onto the support surface; and solidifying the fluid pod-making material to form a pod within the cavity, the covered or non-covered solidified pod defining the load-supporting rigid surface at a top of the cavity opposite the deck member, the solidified pod structurally contributing to a load-supporting capacity of the floor or surface and an insulating potential of the floor or surface, the load-supporting capacity of the load-supporting rigid surface being at least 100 pounds per square foot (psf).